Indonesia disbands patrol boat units of Eastern, Western fleets

Key Points

The Indonesian Navy is reorganising the deployment and reporting structure of its patrol boat units

Move aimed at improving maritime security, especially in the country’s more remote waters

In a bid to further improve naval presence across its vast archipelago, the Indonesian Navy (Tentara Nasional Indonesia – Angkatan Laut, or TNI-AL) will disband patrol boat units from the Eastern and Western fleets, a source close to the decision told Jane’s on 15 January.

Vessels under the strength of these units, which are referred to by the TNI-AL as SATROL ARMATIM and SATROL ARMABAR respectively according to Indonesian abbreviations, will now be re-distributed across 14 main naval bases (LANTAMALs) across the Indonesian archipelago.

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